Sri Mani Dravid Sastrigal

Sri Mani Dravid Sastrigal is the
maternal grandson of the very widely known Sri Rajeswara Sastrigal of
Varanasi;a pundit of great repute and Asthana Vidwan of King of
Kasi.His Guru was the Pranthiangara Sri S Subramania Sastrigal,
a Sastraratnakara, Director of the Mahesh Research Institute,
Varanasi and Editor of many standard Advaitic works.

Sri Mani Dravid Sastrigal has done
a thorough study of Vyakarana, Poorva and Uttara Mimamsa as well as
Nyaya.He has also studied under Siruvamani Sri R Krishnamurthy
Sastrigal,Vedanta Professor of Madras Sanskrit College Chennai. He
has obtained Doctorate in Indian Philosophy from Benares Hindu
University.

He has been awarded
Advaitasiddhiratnakara, by Sringeri Mutt, Veda Vyasa Samman
instituted by Central Govt., besides special recognition by Kanchi
Mutt for his erudite scholarship.

He is presently employed at Madras
Sanskrit College as Professor of Mimamsa and is a regular participant
in all Vidwat Sadas for Vakyarthas convened by all Mutts (Kamakoti,
Sringeri and Udupi)

His lectures in Tamil at Chennai
are digitally recorded and are available in CD form as per list
attached; interested persons can get in touch with
sundararaman_k@dataone.in . The
CDs are not priced; however recipients are encouraged to give some
donations to Mullaivasal Heritage Trust (a trust with IT exemption
under 80G available)